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LOT 1315
Medieval Handled Jug
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (918 grams, 17 cm high).
A ceramic jug with burnished surface, squat body, moulded gusset to the shoulder, rolled rim to the mouth with broad spout, thick strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Cf. Saunders, P. (ed.), Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue: part 3, Salisbury, 2001, items 114, 116, for type
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